TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK ON SEVERAL STATE HIGHWAYS FOR TREE REMOVAL OPERATIONS IN THE
King of Prussia, PA – Daytime travel restrictions are scheduled next week on several state highways in Bucks, Delaware, Philadelphia and Chester counties for tree removal operations, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today.
The work schedule is: • Monday, July 24, and Tuesday, July 25, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Bristol Oxford Valley Road between Business U.S. 1 (Lincoln Highway) and Terrace Road in Bristol Township, Bucks County;
• Monday, July 24, through Friday, July 28, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Route 32 (River Road) between Cafferty Road and Smithtown Road in Tinicum Township, Bucks County;
• Monday, July 24, through Friday, July 28, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Smith Bridge Road between Valley Brook Road and Route 202 in Concord Township, Delaware County;
• Monday, July 24, through Friday, July 28, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, a left lane closure is scheduled on U.S. 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) between Ryan Avenue and Faunce Street in Philadelphia;
• Wednesday, July 26, and Thursday, July 27, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on U.S. 322 between New Street and U.S. 202 in West Goshen Township, Chester County;
• Wednesday, July 26, and Thursday, July 27, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Parkersville Road between Route 926 (Street Road) and U.S. 1 (Baltimore Pike) in Pennsbury Township, Chester County;
• Wednesday, July 26, and Friday, July 28, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Old Bristol Pike at Mill Creek Road in Falls Township, Bucks County; and
• Friday, July 28, from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, lane restrictions with flagging are scheduled on Warren Avenue between Shepherd Road and Providence Road in Willistown Township, Chester County. Motorists are advised to allow extra time when traveling through the work areas because slowdowns will occur during construction. All scheduled activities are weather dependent. For more information on projects occurring or being bid this year, those made possible by or accelerated by Act 89, or those on the department’s Four and Twelve Year Plans, visit www.projects.penndot.gov. A list of weekly road restrictions and PennDOT maintenance operations in the five-county Philadelphia region is available by visiting the District 6 Traffic Bulletin at www.penndot.gov/District6. Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 825 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website. For more PennDOT information, visit www.penndot.gov. Follow local PennDOT information on Twitter at www.twitter.com/511PAPhilly, and follow the department on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentoftransportation and Instagram at www.instagram.com/pennsylvaniadot. MEDIA CONTACT: Chelsea Lacey-Mabe, 610-205-6799